Surveys of 900 manufacturers in Hungary and Bulgaria show that transition to a market economy is (1) marginalizing women, affected by segregation, layoff risk, and discrimination; (2) diminishing labor market role of older workers; and (3) increasing difficulties faced by youth seeking employment, whose skills do not match new employment needs.…

This article examines work performance and incentive plans in three companies in an effort to identify the socioeconomic conditions and influences responsible for their difficulties in improving work performance. (Editor)

Examines trends in labor and capital resources and the production of the information economy in Hungary, and compares them to trends experienced in other market-oriented countries. A model that considers regional differences in the demand, supply, and life cycle of goods is used to explain secular information sector changes. (Author/CLB)

Evidence from four Eastern and three Western European countries suggests that there has been some convergence in the application of manpower and social demand criteria to higher education planning. The theoretical case for and against manpower planning is discussed, and the approaches of specific countries are described. (Author/MLW)

Most deficiencies of the Hungarian labor market emerge from a combination of the transition crisis and special features of the economy or transition process. The most crucial labor market problem is low employment. Negative impacts are high taxation and social security contributions; reduced investment, job creation, and economic growth; and…